Fire- escape and water-tower



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- M. J. HART,

FIRE ESGAPE AND WATER TOWER.

N0.373,65'. PatentedNov.Z2, 1887.

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MAURICE J. HART, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

FIRE- ESCAPE AND WATER-TOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.3'73.658, dated November 22, 1887.

Application filed July 16, 1887. Serial No. 244,504.

To all whom 2 0' may, concern.-

Be it known that I, MAURICE J. HART, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Fire-Escape and ater-Tower, of which the following is afull, clear, and BX act description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved fire-escape, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on line :0 a: in Fig. 1.

The object of my invention is to construct a fire-escape which may remain permanently fixed in the streets, and which will also answer the requirements of a watertower in extinguishing fires.

My invention consists in a tower formed of four corner-posts inclined toward each other and connected together at intervals by braces and floors or platforms, the tower being provided with movable bridges for establishing connections with the buildings and furnished with a stand-pipe with lateral branches for conveying water to different heights for fireextinguishing purposes.

At the intersection of the streets are located towers A, which are formed of four cornerposts, D, resting upon the pavement at the street corners near the curbstone, and connected by platforms E,arranged at snitableintervals; also, a platform secured tothe upper ends of the posts D. Below the lower platform E the posts are connected by arches G, which spring from the bases of the posts and reach over the street H, the said arches being sufficiently high to permit of the passage through them of any vehicle. The towers A are of sufficient height to reach above the top of the highest building in their vicinity to perinit of forming connections with the roofs for escape in case of tire and to allow of throwing water downward upon the buildings when necessary.

The posts D are made of angle or star iron, the platforms E are made of bar and sheet iron, and the panels of the tower are stiffened by braces a, extending diagonally across the tower.

(No modch'l To one of the posts D of the tower is secured a water stand-pipe, M, which extends to the top of the tower, and is provided at intervals with branches m, for receiving hose for conveying the water for extinguishing fire,and the lower end of the pipe M is adaptedto receive a hose connected with a fire-engine or other source of water under pressure.

The platforms E are provided with bridges N,of sufficient length to reach to buildings adjacent to thetower. These bridges in case of fire are let down, so as to furnish a. means of escape to the occupants of the buildings. The bridges also enable the firemen to approach the building and furnish a convenient support for the hose. \Vhen not in use, these bridges are folded up and locked to the sides of the tower. One of the posts D is provided with pins or, arranged at suitable intervals to form aladder, by which the ascent and descent of the tower are made. In the upper portion of the tower, in the center thereof, is arranged a ladder,which extends through the several upper platforms E.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A fire-escape tower formed of the cornerposts D, platforms E, connecting the cornerposts,and the braces aa,extending diagonally across each frame of the tower, substantially as specified.

2. A fire-escape tower formed of the cornea posts D,one or more of which are provided with the projecting pins or steps a, the platforms E, connecting the corner-posts, and the braces at, extending diagonally across each frame of the tower, substantially as herein shown and do scribed.

3. The combination, with the tower A, formed of the posts D and platforms E, of the water-supply pipe M, provided with branches in, substantially as shown and described.

4.. The combination, with the tower A, provided with the platforms E, of the bridges N, substantially as shown and described.

MAURICE J. HART.

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